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When people watch the Mixed Martial Arts extravaganzas, they watch grown men being twisted into mat slapping broken noodles, and they see all the big one punch knock outs. This is truly amazing and potent and wonderful martial arts, but they are missing the boat. One of those odd, little regulations they have in MMA that not many people pay attention to, you see, is No Small Joint Manipulation.
Now what the heck could be so frightening about small joint manipulations that the monsters of the MMA, with all their limb wrenching prowess and face smashing punches could be afraid of them? I mean, couldn't you just beat the snot out of any fellow who tries this Small Joint Manipulation thing? Shouldn't it be easy to handle somebody who is only attacking, like, your little, itsy bitsy finger?
One thing I discovered, when I first started training in the martial arts, is that if you grab somebody by the fingers, and I would assume Small Joint Manipulation refers expressly to the fingers, the fight is over. If you manage to grab somebody just by one of his little hand worms and bend that finger back, they will go up on their toes, prance around like a drunken ballerina and do what you want, and even follow their little finger, should you throw that finger, say, off a cliff. Isn't that the most strangest and most ridiculous thing you have ever heard?
Another thing you can do with fingers is twist the heck out of them. Grab a couple of fingers and just squeeze and twist them. The fingers will grind, the knuckles will smash into each other, and Mr. Bad Guy will suddenly swirl around in front of you and fall over and you will be able to literally mop up the floor with him.
Another thing you can do with fingers, and this one really is top dog, is press sideways on them. Simply place a thumb on a joint, another finger on the tip of their finger, and press ninety degrees to the normal bend of the joint. Man, this is an instant finger breaker, and Mr. Mugger is going to fall to his knees faster than a sinner on judgement day and pray for mercy.
Here's an insidious little manipulation, dig your fingernail into the base of the cuticle. This is like bamboo shoots up the fingers, the pain is excruciating. Again, Mr. Bad guy will drop to his knees and beg you to leg go.
My favorite small joint manipulation, however, is to catch the fist and compress the tip of a finger, any finger, towards the second joint of that finger. You are bending the finger more than it is meant to bend, and some fool Home Invader is going to be screaming for mercy. This is a hard one to get, but that makes it all the juicier when you do get it.
Fingers are small little sausages with immense potential for hurt. Grab a finger or two and twist, bend too much, bend back, bend sideways, dig your nail into, and somebody is going down quick. Practice a few of these (gently) with a couple of work out partners, and you'll soon know why the big bad boys of the MMA are deathly afraid of a little True Art.
Now what the heck could be so frightening about small joint manipulations that the monsters of the MMA, with all their limb wrenching prowess and face smashing punches could be afraid of them? I mean, couldn't you just beat the snot out of any fellow who tries this Small Joint Manipulation thing? Shouldn't it be easy to handle somebody who is only attacking, like, your little, itsy bitsy finger?
One thing I discovered, when I first started training in the martial arts, is that if you grab somebody by the fingers, and I would assume Small Joint Manipulation refers expressly to the fingers, the fight is over. If you manage to grab somebody just by one of his little hand worms and bend that finger back, they will go up on their toes, prance around like a drunken ballerina and do what you want, and even follow their little finger, should you throw that finger, say, off a cliff. Isn't that the most strangest and most ridiculous thing you have ever heard?
Another thing you can do with fingers is twist the heck out of them. Grab a couple of fingers and just squeeze and twist them. The fingers will grind, the knuckles will smash into each other, and Mr. Bad Guy will suddenly swirl around in front of you and fall over and you will be able to literally mop up the floor with him.
Another thing you can do with fingers, and this one really is top dog, is press sideways on them. Simply place a thumb on a joint, another finger on the tip of their finger, and press ninety degrees to the normal bend of the joint. Man, this is an instant finger breaker, and Mr. Mugger is going to fall to his knees faster than a sinner on judgement day and pray for mercy.
Here's an insidious little manipulation, dig your fingernail into the base of the cuticle. This is like bamboo shoots up the fingers, the pain is excruciating. Again, Mr. Bad guy will drop to his knees and beg you to leg go.
My favorite small joint manipulation, however, is to catch the fist and compress the tip of a finger, any finger, towards the second joint of that finger. You are bending the finger more than it is meant to bend, and some fool Home Invader is going to be screaming for mercy. This is a hard one to get, but that makes it all the juicier when you do get it.
Fingers are small little sausages with immense potential for hurt. Grab a finger or two and twist, bend too much, bend back, bend sideways, dig your nail into, and somebody is going down quick. Practice a few of these (gently) with a couple of work out partners, and you'll soon know why the big bad boys of the MMA are deathly afraid of a little True Art.
About the Author:
Al Case has studied Small Joint Manipulations for more than 4 decades years. Visit him at Monster Martial Arts.
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